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Small Craft Advisory 165, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Aug 19, 2015, 2:30 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 20, 2015, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2015, 2:30 AM PDT (09:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2015, 3:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2015, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
643 WHUS76 KEKA 190930 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 230 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 PZZ470-191730- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-191730- /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1600Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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314 WHUS76 KEKA 191542 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 842 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 PZZ470-192345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 842 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-192345- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1600Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 842 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
876 WHUS76 KEKA 192157 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 257 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 PZZ470-200600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-200600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1600Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
322 WHUS76 KEKA 200429 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 929 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 PZZ470-201230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 929 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-201230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1600Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 929 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS THURSDAY INCREASING TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
281 WHUS76 KEKA 200930 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 230 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 PZZ470-201730- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-201730- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1600Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS INCREASING TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
619 WHUS76 KEKA 201549 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 849 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 PZZ470-210000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 849 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-210000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.150820T1600Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 849 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...NW 8 TO 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS INCREASING TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
986 WHUS76 KEKA 202151 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 251 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 PZZ470-475-210600- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 251 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH THE EVENING THURSDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
418 WHUS76 KEKA 210423 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 923 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 PZZ470-475-211230- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 923 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
742 WHUS76 KEKA 211001 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 301 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 PZZ470-475-211815- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS...N 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
520 WHUS76 KEKA 211023 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 323 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 PZZ470-211830- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150821T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0024.150821T1600Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 323 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-211830- /O.EXB.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 323 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-211830- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 323 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
159 WHUS76 KEKA 211604 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 904 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 PZZ470-220015- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150821T1600Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 904 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-220015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 904 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-220015- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 904 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
212 WHUS76 KEKA 212204 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 304 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 PZZ470-220615- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 304 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-220615- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 304 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-220615- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 304 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
118 WHUS76 KEKA 220402 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 902 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 PZZ470-221000- /O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-221000- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 902 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AROUND POINT SAINT GEORGE AND CAPE MENDOCINO. * SEAS...NW 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-221215- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...N 20 TO 30 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE NORTHERN PORTION. * SEAS...N 9 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
781 WHUS76 KEKA 221014 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 314 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 PZZ470-221815- /O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 314 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT TODAY. WINDS WILL EASE QUICKLY THIS EVENING TO 5 TO 15 KT. * SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ450-221600- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0166.150822T1014Z-150822T1600Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 314 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS...N 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TONIGHT. * SEAS...NW 6 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ475-221600- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 314 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...N 10 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 KT TODAY. WINDS EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING S OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...N 7 TO 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
187 WHUS76 KEKA 221540 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 840 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 PZZ475-221645- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T1600Z/ CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM- 840 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... $$ PZZ450-221800- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0166.000000T0000Z-150822T1800Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM- 840 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...N 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TONIGHT. * SEAS...NW 6 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ470-222200- /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150822T2200Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 840 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT TODAY...PARTICULARLY FROM 30 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL EASE QUICKLY THIS EVENING TO 5 TO 15 KT. * SEAS...N 8 TO 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
207 WHUS76 KEKA 222144 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 244 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 PZZ470-230100- /O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150823T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 244 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...N 15 TO 25 KT UNTIL THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY FROM 30 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL EASE QUICKLY THIS EVENING TO 5 TO 15 KT. * SEAS...N 7 TO 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS TODAY THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
229 WHUS76 KEKA 230114 MWWEKA URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 614 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 PZZ470-230215- /O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0165.000000T0000Z-150823T0100Z/ PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM- 614 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Aug 18, 3:51 PM PDT, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:51 PM PDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 351 PM PDT TUE AUG 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS DOMINANT OVER NW CALIFORNIA. STRATUS AND PATCHES OF FOG ALONG THE MENDOCINO COAST WILL SPREAD NORTH TODAY AND STICK AROUND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - FRIDAY NIGHT) A GRADUAL SHIFT FROM AN OFFSHORE FLOW TO ONSHORE IS OCCURRING THUS SOME RELIEF FROM THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE INTERIOR IS EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A VERY SUBTLE FALL IN HEIGHT AND THICKNESS VALUES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SO NOT EXPECTING AN ABRUPT AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGE...MOST LIKELY ONLY 4-7 DEGREES IN MAX AND MIN TEMPS THROUGH FRIDAY. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO GIVE WAY TO MORE SEASONABLE VALUES WHICH BRINGS THE INTERIOR ZONES BACK UP TO 15-20% DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY VERSUS THE 5-10 WHICH WAS OBSERVED THE LAST FEW DAYS. SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT. COAST SIDE THE MARINE LAYER WILL GRADUALLY DEEPEN AS WELL BUT FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE CAPE IT MAY BE A MUTE POINT AS SMOKE HAS MIXED IN WITH THE STRATUS PRODUCING "SMATUS" AS IT APPEARS AS AN UGLY BROWN CLOUD. GIVEN THE UPPER FEATURE EXPECTED MENTIONED ABOVE...EXPECT THE SMATUS TO REMAIN ALONG THE COAST FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS BEFORE SOME POTENTIAL LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW RETURNS DURING THE WEEKEND. LONG TERM - 8/18/15 (SATURDAY - TUESDAY) MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A BROAD...NEBULOUS UPPER TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE ACROSS THE EAST PACIFIC OVER THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL PLACE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITHIN A REGIME OF MODEST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AS IT GRADUALLY DRIFTS TOWARD THE COAST. AS THIS OCCURS...THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT FARTHER OFFSHORE...RESULTING IN WEAKER WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS...AND LIKELY A REDUCTION IN NOCTURNAL OFFSHORE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS WELL. THIS SHOULD ALSO HELP TO INCREASE HUMIDITY SLIGHTLY AS MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM BUT NOT FAR FROM NORMAL...ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION CONTINUE TO LOOK BLEAK FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE...ALTHOUGH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK A FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS CANT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT AS MOISTURE INCREASES...PARTICULARLY IN OUR NORTHERN AREAS. BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT A MORE SUBSTANTIAL UPPER LOW DROPPING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST...ALTHOUGH THIS FAR OUT VERY LITTLE CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE VERACITY OF THIS SOLUTION. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT ALONG WITH DECREASING OFFSHORE WINDS MAY HELP TO GRADUALLY REDUCE SMOKE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WELL. /BRC && .AVIATION...THE COASTAL AIR TERMINALS NEARLY HIT ROCK BOTTOM IN TERMS OF VIS AND CIGS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF A STRENGTHENED STRATUS LAYER AND SMOKE. AT CEC AND ACV...VISIBILITIES IMPROVED TO MVFR- VFR BY EARLY AFTERNOON BUT CEILINGS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENTLY 003-005 FEET...AND THEREFORE LIFR-IFR. AVIATION CONCERNS OVER THE INLAND AREAS ARE MAINLY DUE TO SMOKE WHICH NO DOUBT HAS AFFECTED SOME LOCAL AIRFIELD FLIGHT OPERATIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER TRINITY...HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE. OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THE MARINE LAYER WILL REMAIN QUITE PERSISTENT...MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT STRONGER AS ONSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASES...BUT THE CHANGE IN FLOW WILL NOT BE ROBUST ENOUGH TO OFFSET THE INFLUX OF SMOKE. TA && .MARINE...SEAS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE WATERS AS THE OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT PULLS FARTHER OFFSHORE AND WEAKENS. WHILE THE NORTHERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT ARE WEAKENING...A SUBSTANTIAL SURGE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 10 TO 20 KT HAS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND SOME FOG ALL THE WAY INTO BROOKINGS OR. THIS IS ALSO LIKELY CREATING SOME SMALL BUT CHOPPY SOUTHERLY WIND WAVES IN PLACES IN ADDITION TO THE LINGERING NORTHWESTERLY FRESH SWELL...PARTICULARLY AROUND THE CAPES WHERE WINDS ARE LIKELY STRONGEST. HOWEVER...MODEST WIND SPEEDS AND A SHORT DURATION OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY PREVENT THESE WIND WAVES FROM REACHING LARGE HEIGHTS. THIS PATTERN IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY BREEZES WELL OFFSHORE AND LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SOUTHERLY BREEZES IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. BY EARLY THURSDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE INLAND THERMAL TROUGH AND PACIFIC HIGH WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN...GRADUALLY INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE WATERS. BY FRIDAY...EXPECT NEAR GALES IN THE OUTER WATERS AND NEAR CAPE MENDOCINO...PERHAPS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS...ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO PULL OFFSHORE YET AGAIN AND ALLOW ANOTHER SURGE OF SOUTHERLIES TO WORK ITS WAY UP THE COAST. && .FIRE WEATHER...SMOKE CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE INTERIOR VALLEYS PROMOTING STUBBORN INVERSIONS AND THERMAL BELTS. LITTLE HOPE FOR CLEARING IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH A SUBTLE INCREASE IN WEST AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS COULD HELP PUSH THE SMOKE TO THE EAST ON THU AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER IF THAT HAPPENS IT COULD ENHANCE CURRENT FIRE ACTIVITY DUE TO BETTER MIXING AND VENTILATION. AT A MINIMUM SOME RELIEF IN TEMPS AND RH'S IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS OFFSHORE FLOW DETERIORATES HOWEVER UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL REMAIN VERY DRY BOTH DURING THE DAY AND NIGHTTIME PERIODS. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. && .EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...NONE. && VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AT: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSEUREKA HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSEUREKA
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 5:23 AM PDT, 21 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 523 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2015 CAZ003-004-076-191230- NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 523 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR ACTIVE WILDFIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR ACTIVE WILDFIRES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ001-002-191230- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 523 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.